Tar Sands factory complex in Alberta.
‘What Alberta said it would do and what it actually did are very different things,’ report says
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press, Feb 2, 2016
The Alberta government’s attempt to balance competing interests in the oilsands region has failed to protect aboriginal
rights, lands and health from industrial development, says an unreleased report.
Instead, the document concludes the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, which came into force in 2012, has been used by both industry and government to erode traditional land use in favour of economic interests.
The Energy Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta, where evacuees from northern Saskatchewan forest fires are being housed.
by Brandi Morin, APTN National News, July 8, 2015
COLD LAKE ALTA –Evacuees fleeing the fires in and around La Ronge, Sask say the Red Cross is struggling to keep up with their most basic needs.
More than 1,000 people, many First Nation peoples have been arriving by bus to the city of Cold Lake over the last two days. At the moment, they’re being housed at the local recreation facility.
Many of the elders say that along with the stress of suddenly leaving their homes, some are experiencing a culture shock. Read the rest of this entry
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